Armament Speed-Up In France 1938

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Titles read: "ARMAMENT SPEED-UP IN FRANCE".

(First few seconds of visuals are missing.)

Various shots of men working in French armaments factories and testing anti aircraft guns in a field. Explosive shells are sent down a conveyor belt in a factory; tank 'caterpillar' chains are fitted...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
16431
Sort Number:
38/026
Time in/Out:
01:11:40:00 / 01:13:25:00
Canister:
38/26
Film ID:
959.06
Issue Date:
31/03/1938

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